Since it's my blog, I get to start with my tattoo and go opposite chronological order. I was lucky enough to have been a part of two people's first tattoo this weekend. On Sunday, I tattooed this Mariner's logo on on Sam. I'm pleased with how it turned out but, more importantly, I think Sam was stoked on it. In line with my prior post, it's great when hard work pays off.

On Saturday, the other person who got tattooed for the first time is actually someone I know quite well... my brother! Now, don't look down at that picture and get your hopes up... I didn't do the tattoo. I wanted him to have the full experience as a tattoo client IN a tattoo shop. He chose Bryan Kachel at Cicada Tattoo. Turns out to be a damn good choice. As with how all good tattoos should turn out, both the client and the artist were also very happy with the outcome. They just got thru the linework for the first session. That's always a good place to stop and gather your thoughts.

As you can see, my brother got two cocks. Cockerels. Ummm... roosters. ;) You might be thinking, what happened to those two weird thingies on the top and bottom of the rooter's heads. Well... the wattle (bottom weird thingy) and comb (top weird thingy) are cut off for fighting purposes. You can also notice the blade on the spur of the top rooster. Tsk tsk tsk. I'm not sure I condone such violence. However... it is serving it's purpose... and reminding me of the Philippines. Ahhhhhhh...

Important steps along this interesting journey are taking place and I'm loving every one of 'em.Last sessions on both the koi leg and koi half sleeve are coming up next weekend!Thanks for reading.

I've been neglecting this site for a while and a lot has happened since. I've gotten a bunch of new tattoos on myself, including this one below, from my brother... the three wise monkeys. It's one I knew he would be into and it shows! I think it turned out awesome! This was a fresh picture, after the second session. You can see that the bottom one healed up a bit from the first session and the top two are fresh. He added some white highlights, which have now drastically subsided, due to my beautifully tanned skin. ;) Anyways, you can see how far he's come in a short time in from his album linked above. My plans are coming to fruition! (<--- I love it when they do that).

Another major event happened just the other day... my apprenticeship has officially ended!! It's been a great learning experience and I've grown by leaps and bounds, but it's just time to move on. I wish my teacher the best and I truly believe he does the same for me. We ended on good terms and hope to remain good friends.

The page to the next chapter is turning... on some Choose Your Own Adventure shit.

YES! I AM a shark!! I've got a couple options brewing... depending on what sort of bigfoot toenails and unicorn blood I want to stir in to the cauldron. For now, I'm trying to build up that portfolio. Contact me if you're itching for some stitchin!